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bet the jockey, not the horse

bet the jockey, not the horse proverb: one should invest based on the management team behind a venture, rather than on the product or service being sold.

Proverb

bet the jockey, not the horse

  1. One should invest based on the management team behind a venture, rather than on the product or service being sold.

Forms of bet the jockey, not the horse

alternative formbet on the jockey, not the horse

Questions about bet the jockey, not the horse

What does bet the jockey, not the horse mean?
Bet the jockey, not the horse means one should invest based on the management team behind a venture, rather than on the product or service being sold.
What part of speech is bet the jockey, not the horse?
Bet the jockey, not the horse is a proverb.

Words near bet the jockey, not the horse in the dictionary

  1. bet one's life
  2. bet out
  3. bet round
  4. bet the farm
  5. bet the house
  6. bet the jockey, not the horse
  7. bet the ranch
  8. bet up
  9. bet.
  10. beta
  11. Beta Andromedae

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